"We didn't have time last year, but this year we'll build a vegetable greenhouse in our orchard so we won't have to worry about vegetables in the winter."
Yang Yufen glanced at the ledger; she recognized the numbers.
"We have to do it. Vegetables aren't cheap in winter. Even if we don't sell them, we can save a lot of money if we eat them ourselves. If we have extra money then, we can make a couple more so we can sell them when the vegetables come out in winter."
Aunt Wang agreed with Yang Yufen's suggestion; the land was so spacious, it shouldn't be wasted.
In a corner of the canteen, there were several wooden crates filled with soil and planted with chives and garlic sprouts. The canteen was next to the boiler room in the water room, so it was very warm, and the chives and garlic sprouts grew very well.
Yang Yufen and Aunt Wang's first meal here was stir-fried goose eggs with chives.
Old Zhou, the head chef in the cafeteria, can also sprout beans and make tofu. He tries to save money on the accounts wherever possible and never lets them spend more than necessary.
"Xiao Zhang, you're good with your legs, why don't you go and run that errand?"
Since Xiao Zhang became familiar with everyone, he has become a gofer. He enjoys doing errands and is always the first to run errands whenever there is a problem.
He was also the youngest among the group, and the seniors here would always tell him many stories from the past to comfort him, saying that sometimes even life and death are not a big deal. Gradually, he also came out of it.
On ordinary days, he's the one who runs the errands when it comes to shopping.
Hu Jun had Shen Xianjun direct people to repair another oil-powered tricycle and deliver it to the orchard, without letting Yang Yufen and the other person pay for it.
Because Xiao Zhang runs errands, he drives this tricycle almost all the time. The more he drives, the more skilled he becomes. He feels so free from the wind, so free that he doesn't even feel uncomfortable when his eyelashes get frozen.
However, I'm reluctant to drive it when I'm not using it, since it consumes oil.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Xiao Zhang answered quickly.
In order not to delay the transplanting of fruit trees, the planting pits must be dug first, and since the mountain is sloping, the land also needs to be leveled according to the distance.
"Xiao Zhang, where are you going?"
Yang Yufen was returning from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences with Aunt Wang when they ran into Xiao Zhang.
"I came here to see you, aunties. The tree pits are basically dug. Everyone asked me to ask what to do next and when the fertilizer can be delivered."
Xiao Zhang answered quickly.
"I asked today, and they can bring it over tomorrow. Once it's all set up, everyone can come back and rest today. We'll have to hurry to start planting the trees."
Okay.
After getting the answer, Xiao Zhang headed back up the mountain.
With the weather suitable, construction of the breeding farm resumed, and the ponds and irrigation ditches were also carried out almost simultaneously.
Water supply is crucial; the fruit trees need watering as soon as they are planted. Yang Yufen and Aunt Wang went to buy water pumps and pipes.
The mountainous terrain cannot be irrigated entirely by manpower, and the watering is not something that can be done in one go.
Water storage ponds were built at the top of the mountain and halfway up the mountain to draw water from the foot of the mountain for irrigation.
There are water sources on the mountain, but they are definitely not enough for large-scale irrigation, so reservoirs are very important. During droughts, water is pumped up from the foot of the mountain.
When there is no drought, the water from the mountain flows into the reservoir and is then piped to various places, so as to avoid waste.
The Academy of Agricultural Sciences has been extremely busy lately, with a lot of preparations for spring plowing. Even the director has to go to the fields to find people.
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